Red Wine | Oxley Estate Winery

2017 Regent - $15.95

Currants, violets, and dried roses waft from the glass as the rustic barn-board red hue catches your eye. Tantalizing cherry, red licorice, cinnamon, and black pepper greet your palate. One sip and you’ll want to invite friends over. Perfect with barbecued burgers and friends.

Music Pairing: “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” by Jimmy Buffett

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2020 Pinot Noir - $21.95

A deep dose greets your nose with leathery cherry skin, dried roses, and woodiness. The first sip is grippy with powerful tannins and a rustic texture that ripples with fresh picked cherries, cranberries, chalky cocoa, burnt caramel, and a hint of earthy truffle at the end.
Who's ready to have dessert ... Salted caramel chocolate ganache with a glass of Pinot Noir to finish off the day.
An excellent choice to cellar of a few years.

Music Pairing: "Sweet Jane" by Cowboy Junkies

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2019 Ripper Red - $17.95

Welcome to the crazy train of flavours in this Ripper vintage. Dried black cherry, mulberry, juicy red licorice, bitter chocolate, tobacco, earthy mushroom and cedar are all wrapped around the wonderful acidity of this wine. Wet gravel, black pepper, green olive, plum ... the train of flavours goes on and on with a long finish. Put on some Classic Rock and start the grill. Perfect with a Tomahawk steak and grilled mushrooms.

Music Pairing: "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne

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2020 Merlot - $20.95

Bring back the Love for Merlot. Cheeky and drenched in colour, darkened fruit and fresh spice are cradled in soft silky tannins and finespun oak. A perfect companion with homemade pizza and Mediterranean dishes.

Music Pairing: "Drinkin' Wine" by G. Love

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2018 Cabernet Merlot - $21.95

The deep ruby red and a powerful nose lure you in to investigate. One sip and you have a mouthful of smoky goodness ... blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries seasoned with pepper and cloves. Savour with a slow roasted beef pot roast and all the trimmings.

Music Pairing: "Closing Time" by Leonard Cohen

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2019 Cabernet Franc - $20.95

Where to start? ... A rustic mouthfeel with notes of dark fruit - plum and blackberry - followed by a tannic spice box backbone and lip-smacking aftertaste. Perfect glass of wine to enjoy with a fire-roasted red pepper and goat cheese pizza pie, layered with prosciutto and basil oil.

Music Pairing: "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra

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2021 Cabernet Sauvignon - $24.95

It has a crazy - good, rustic texture with scents of leather and spice. Overflowing with jammy currants, plum, fig and blueberries. It warms your palate with smoky spices, toffee and vanilla. Savour with a bowl of blackberry cobbler.

Music Pairing: "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin

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2021 Syrah - $23.95

A full-bodied orchestration of chewy plum, raisin fruitcake, black olive and licorice all nestled nicely in a cigar box. It would be a delight with BBQ tri-tip, cherry preserves and rosemary crostini.

Music Pairing: "Texas Hold 'Em" by Beyoncé

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2020 Merlot, Barrel Select - $27.95

After twelve months in barrel, this Merlot is ready to come out and play. Its deep, dark fruits are enriched by a smooth, deep-seated tannic background. Tempting to enjoy with a pancetta and mushroom pasta.

Music Pairing: "Lazy Blue" by Mississippi John Hurt

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2020 Cabernet Franc Reserve - $31.95

This lovely wine conjures a Saskatoon berry, boysenberry, pomegranate and cherry tart, sprinkled with baking spices and black pepper, then baked over a cedar fire. It has a strikingly long finish to savour and would be heaven with a Saskatoon Berry Butter Tast. Just saying!

Music Pairing: "Peel Me a Grape" by Diana Krall

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2019 Merlot and Cabernet Reserve - $27.95

Wow! If the cedar cigar box doesn't punch you in the nose, then the beefy, leathery tannins will bite your tongue. Tobacco stained, intoxicating, rustic flavours of cedar, aged leather, spiced plum, black currant, smoky fig, cocoa powder, freshly cracked black pepper, and violet with a deep-rooted finish. It will definitely hold its own with a savoury meal of blue cheese encrusted beef tenderloin and garlic/horseradish mashed potatoes.

Music Pairing: "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley

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2020 Syrah Reserve - $32.95

Cozy, savoury with shades of maroon, this wine makes you want to have a BBQ. Profound nose with smoky cedar, green peppercorn, black cardamon, black cured olive, blackberry, black raspberry, and eucalyptus. The palate delivers impactful dark fruit layers, fresh cracked pepper, cinnamon and smoky, leathery bacon. Grill up a ribeye, portabella burger with smoked gouda on top.

Music Pairing: “Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone” by Glass Tiger

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2021 Weather Rock Cabernet Franc (Available Online and at the LCBO) - $14.10

With roots planted securely in the ground, our Weather Rock Cabernet Franc shows confident class and displays humble, spirited character. This distinctive grape gives us the pleasure of enjoying the tastes of our place, and we love to share. Raspberry jalapeño jam - chalky cocoa with a mineral finish.

Music Pairing: "You Upset Me, Baby" by B.B. King

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